A/N: The picture I have in use is from dA by an artist lychi and the picture's name is just simply Zelda.
Also, another note: I do NOT own the characters or places unless said otherwise. Nintendo has the rights. =P Honestly speaking, all I have is the idea for the story, few monsters, creatures and bit of changing the places. Oh, and couple of OCs here and there. ^^; I'm certain everyone can figure out which belongs to me and which doesn't. =)
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This side story for CaH is something that will be updating at Mondays when LfH is not. ;) So, you got a story for each Monday... Hopefully. ^^;
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Summary: Link has come back from a mission that was supposed to be easy but was far from that. He doesn't get more than hour or so of sleep when Dark already wakes him up quite harshly. What is the reason for the dark Hylian's eagerness?
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Enjoy the chapter! ^.^
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SITUATIONS FROM THEIR LIVES
CHAPTER 3: The Maze
Sun was just starting to rise up when Link walked into his and Dark's room. He very quickly washed up and changed clothes before already half stumbling to the bed. The Hero had been on the outskirts of Hyrule on a mission. It had been meant to be easy and fast but it ended up being complicated and long. On the second his head hit into the pillow, he was already asleep.
Dark had been up through most of the night while worrying over Link. He had been pacing in the room for hours. "Where is he?!" The dark Hylian kept thinking over and over again. He had wished to be with the Hero on his small task but the truth was that Link had let him sleep instead of waking him up. Sure, he had left a short note but he had claimed to be back long before evening... Which didn't happen.
The dark Hylian had finally laid down to the bed and just stared at the window for several hours. Rest he kept changing his position while his worry just rose. Eventually, not knowing when it happened, he fell asleep. All curled up once again but surprisingly without nightmares this time around.
It wasn't more than an hour or two from Link's return when Dark stirred. He yawned and sat up on the bed. The dark Hylian smiled happily when he found Link from next to him. "Glad he's back..." Dark thought and got up very carefully from the bed so he wouldn't bother the Hero. Yet, even if the dark Hylian had been jumping on the bed, it wouldn't have gotten him to stir too much.
Dark made his way to the bathroom as silently as he could, washed up and changed clothes. He was actually grateful for seeing Link still asleep as he came out of there. The dark Hylian wondered for a while about leaving the room but decided against it. Instead he walked to the window and looked out.
Dark's eyes widened in full bewilderment when he saw the maze in full green with bright red dots here and there. "LINK! YOU GOTTA SEE THIS!" The dark Hylian screamed fully eager and excited. He turned towards the Hero and started to do anything and everything to wake him up while nearly begging him to get up.
Link groaned nearly angrily but he finally opened his eyes. Dark was fully hyper and he half dragged the Hero up from the bed. "You gotta see this! You gotta!" The dark Hylian almost shouted as he pushed Link towards the bathroom.
"Fine! Fine! I'm coming! Sheesh..." The Hero grumbled and went to change clothes. Dark was pacing in their main room nearly whole time and once in a while inquiring if Link was already ready. "What the hell has gotten him so out of it?" The Hero thought angrily. "And why in Goddesses names he can't let me sleep!? I've slept only, what, hour or two? Gah! Thought, he'd let me sleep like I let him sleep!" Link kept on thinking quite angrily as he was nearly dragged out of their room and towards the country yard.
Eventually they came out of the castle and Dark nearly pushed Link in front of him while being fully excited. "Check it!" He shouted as he stood behind the Hero and had his hands on Link's shoulders. The Hero groaned and shook his head but finally looked towards the area the dark Hylian was showing him.
Link's eyes widened in bewilderment as he stared at the maze in full health. "W... what?" He whispered very quietly before same kind of excitement and glee got a grip of him. "IT WORKED! It freaking worked! YES!" The Hero screamed out, turned around and embraced Dark fully before already swirling couple of times around while half dragging the dark Hylian along.
Dark was laughing and letting Link lead their little dance like movement. "I told you you'll want to see this." He stated knowingly. The Hero laughed and hugged the dark Hylian tightly.
"Yeah, you're right. Thanks." Link half whispered fully happy about the situation. "Want to take a look in?" The Hero inquired after he let go of Dark. The dark Hylian nodded eagerly and followed Link into the maze.
They walked this and that way in the green maze. Dark admired nearly each and every flower he found but surprisingly Link let him do exactly that. He didn't dare to rush the dark Hylian. Not when the maze was back to its former glory. "Just you wait, Zelda... You won't believe this at all..." He thought happily.
After nearly an hour of walking they finally reached the mid-area of the maze. The small fountain had water in it and few small statues were bringing new water into it whole time. Dark half ran to it and leaned over it. For once he wasn't scared of being so close to deep water. Link followed slower and sat down to one of the benches. "This place... It's beautiful..." The dark Hylian almost whispered as he turned around to look at the Hero and sat down to the edge of the fountain.
Link nodded. "It certainly is." He replied calmly while actually being fully happy that Dark had dragged him out of the bed for this. "So... You know roses, right?" The Hero inquired carefully.
The dark Hylian frowned a bit but suddenly pointed towards one of the red flowers on the maze's walls. Link nodded. "Exactly. That's one of the roses. There's lot of other colors for these flowers but each of them have one thing in common. Thorns. If you're not careful, you'll get stung by the sharp edges of their stalk." The Hero explained carefully.
Dark frowned a bit and tilted his head to side as he worked through Link's words. Soon he stood up and walked closer to the Hero before already sitting down to the soft grass and looking up to Link. "What other flowers are there?" The dark Hylian inquired slightly confused.
Link took once a deep breath and started then to explain all he knew about flowers. It wasn't much but he did know the basic ones and he tried to describe the flowers as well as he could. Dark listened very carefully and nodded once in a while but he stayed silent as long as the Hero gave his explanation.
Once Link was ready, the dark Hylian still stayed silent. "You wouldn't mind if I take few hour nap? I didn't really sleep last night." The Hero inquired while feeling slightly hopeful. Dark just simply nodded before already laying down to his back on the grass and staring into the sky. Link yawned, laid down to the bench and took as good position as possible before already falling asleep.
After a while Dark folded his arms behind his head and closed his eyes. He didn't fall asleep but it was much easier for him to concentrate into the surrounding sounds and think through all Link had just told him. The dark Hylian listened to the birds, small bugs and calm wind. He hadn't felt this relaxed for a long while so he fully enjoyed this rare situation.
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A/N: So, review, please! =D Even anonymous ones are accepted but if you got a account in here or at DeviantArt, inform of the penname so I can leave a review reply! Otherwise the review reply will be on my profile page or in the next chapter! Thank You!
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Still in working:
1) Do a drawing from one of my stories and I'll write you a story OR I can give bit of preview from upcoming chapters or next stories. =)
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